July 15, 2019: During 2018, the average American adult slept 8.82 hours per day. Women (8.87 hours) averaged a bit more sleep than men (8.75 hours).^[1]

Americans get about an hour more sleep on weekends and holidays (9.46 hours) than they do on weekdays (8.54 hours).^[2]

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